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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
214 AM CDT Mon Jun 8 2026

...MORNING HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST FOR THE LINCOLN AREA...

...FLOOD WATCH FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM CDT TUESDAY...

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         528 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...140/08G16 mph.
                                     8 AM...150/12G20 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             6 AM...160/13 mph.
                                     8 AM...170/16 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0205 AM):  1000ft...150/18 mph.
                                     2000ft...170/28 mph.
                                     3000ft...180/30 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              500ft...150/17 mph.
                                     1000ft...170/21 mph.
                                     2000ft...180/23 mph.
                                     3000ft...180/22 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            6 AM...-3.
                                     8 AM...-4.

    Density Altitude:                6 AM...1931 FT.
                                     8 AM...2040 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         ceilings around 2000 feet AGL,
                                     unrestricted visibilities,
                                     60 percent chance of precipitation,
                                     including thunderstorms.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         825 PM.
    Weather:        ceilings around 4000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    70 percent chance of precipitation,
                    including thunderstorms.
    Surface Wind:   6 PM...170/10G17 mph.
                    8 PM...180/08G16 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 PM...170/14 mph.
                    8 PM...180/12 mph.

...MORNING HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST FOR THE DANVILLE AREA...

...FLOOD WATCH FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM CDT TUESDAY...

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         521 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           6 AM...140/07 mph.
                                     8 AM...150/08G15 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             6 AM...160/10 mph.
                                     8 AM...160/14 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0205 AM):  1000ft...150/18 mph.
                                     2000ft...170/28 mph.
                                     3000ft...180/30 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 7 AM):              500ft...180/15 mph.
                                     1000ft...180/21 mph.
                                     2000ft...180/22 mph.
                                     3000ft...160/25 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            6 AM...-3.
                                     8 AM...-3.

    Density Altitude:                6 AM...1896 FT.
                                     8 AM...2125 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         ceilings around 2000 feet AGL,
                                     60 percent chance of precipitation,
                                     including thunderstorms.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         818 PM.
    Weather:        ceilings around 3000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    80 percent chance of precipitation,
                    including thunderstorms.
    Surface Wind:   6 PM...170/12G20 mph.
                    8 PM...170/09G18 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  6 PM...180/18 mph.
                    8 PM...180/14 mph.

This forecast is not routinely updated or amended outside of
scheduled issuances.

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